MFA Press Statement: Presentation of Credentials Ceremony, 25 February 2016
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25 February 2016
Ambassador of Ukraine His Excellency Dmytro Senik presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan, 25 February 2016. [Photo credit: MCI] High Commissioner of New Zealand His Excellency ...
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Ambassador of Ukraine His Excellency Dmytro Senik presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan, 25 February 2016. [Photo credit: MCI]

High Commissioner of New Zealand His Excellency Dr Jonathan Edward Austin presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan, 25 February 2016. [Photo credit: MCI]

Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia His Excellency Mr I Gede Ngurah Swajaya presenting his credentials to President Tony Tan, 25 February 2016. [Photo credit: MCI]
The following foreign Heads of Mission presented their credentials to President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam in separate ceremonies at the Istana today:
(a) The Ambassador of Ukraine
His Excellency Dmytro Senik
(b) The High Commissioner of New Zealand
His Excellency Dr Jonathan Edward Austin
(c) The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia
His Excellency Mr I Gede Ngurah Swajaya
Their curricula vitae are attached.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
25 FEBRUARY 2016
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DMYTRO SENIK |
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AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE | |
UKRAINE |
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BORN: | 18 August 1981 Kyiv, Ukraine | |
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AGE: | 34 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Yevgeniya Yemshenetska. Has a son | |
EDUCATION: | 1998 - 2003 | Bachelor in Management, Specialist in International Trade, Kyiv School for Economics and Management |
2005 - 2006 | Master in Diplomacy, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, University of Malta | |
CAREER: | 2002 - 2003 | Specialist in International Payments Operations, First Ukrainian International Bank |
2004 - 2007 | Attaché, Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
2007 - 2011 | Congressional Liaison, Political Officer, Embassy of Ukraine to the United States of America | |
CAREER (Cont’d): | 2011 - 2012 | Assistant to the Deputy Foreign Minister, Deputy Head of the US and Canada Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
2012- 2013 | Adviser to the Foreign Minister, Head of Division, Office of the Foreign Minister | |
2013 - 2014 | Adviser to the Vice Prime-Minister | |
2014 to 2015 Jan 2016 25 Feb 2016 | Chief of Staff to the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Ambassador-Designate to Singapore Ambassador to Singapore | |
LANGUAGES: | English, Russian | |
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DR JONATHAN EDWARD AUSTIN
HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
NEW ZEALAND
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BORN: | 21 August 1970 | |
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AGE: | 45 | |
MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Salote Austin, has 2 daughters | |
EDUCATION: | BA History/Politics, Victoria University, New Zealand | |
PhD History, Oxford University, United Kingdom | ||
CAREER: | 1990 – 1996 | Head of History Department, Sandroyd School Salisbury, England |
1996 – 1997 | Development Cooperation Manager (Multilateral), Development Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
1997 – 2000 | Deputy High Commissioner, Nuku’alofa, Tonga | |
2000 –2002 | New Zealand Representative, then Consulate-General, Dili, East Timor | |
CAREER: | 2002 – 2005 2005-2007 | Senior Policy Officer, South/South East Asia Division and Human Rights Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy High Commissioner, Pretoria, South Africa |
2007 – 2009 | Deputy Special Coordinator and Senior National Officer, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, Honiara, Solomon Islands | |
2009-2010 | Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
2010 – 2012 | High Commissioner, Nuku’alofa, Tonga | |
2012 – 2014 | Divisional Manager, Middle East and Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
2014 – Present | Director, Intelligence and Assessment (and Head, National Assessments Bureau), Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
10 Dec 15 25 Feb 16 | High Commissioner-designate to Singapore High Commissioner to Singapore | |
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I GEDE NGURAH SWAJAYA
AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA | |||
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BORN: | 11 March 1962, Singaraja | ||
AGE: | 53 | ||
RELIGION: | HINDU | ||
MARITAL STATUS: | Married to Ni Nyoman Mahaswi Astama. Has 2 children | ||
EDUCATION: | 1986 | University of Udayana Bali (Bachelor in Law) | |
2010 | Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Boston, USA (Master of Art) | ||
CAREER: | 1990 – 1992 | Head of Section, West Europe I, Directorate of International Trade Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
1992 – 1996 | Second Secretary, Economic Affairs, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Bonn, West Germany | ||
1996 – 1998 | Head of Section for International Agricultural Commodities, Directorate of Economic Multilateral Cooperation, Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
1999 – 2003 | Counsellor, International Affairs, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations in New York | ||
2003 – 2004 | Deputy Director, Directorate of Development Cooperation and the Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
2004 – 2006 | Director of Development Cooperation and the Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
2006 – 2008 | Director of the ASEAN Political and Security Community, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
2009 – 2010 | Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Cambodia | ||
2010 – 2013 | Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to ASEAN, Jakarta | ||
2014 – Present 18 Dec 2015 25 Feb 2016 | Head of the Economic Diplomacy Task Force, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador-Designate to Singapore Ambassador to Singapore | ||
COURSES/TRAINING | 1984 | Junior Diplomatic School | |
2000 | Mid-Level Diplomatic School | ||
2002 | Senior Diplomatic School | ||
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